The highest ball speed ever generated is widely believed to be the 210.9 kilometres per hour or 131.82 miles per hour achieved by Sporting Lisbon's former Brazilian full back Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araujo, better known simply as Ronny.

Ronny scored the goal from a free kick in the 88th minute of Sporting's away game against Associaco Naval 1 de Maio on November 2006. It's little wonder that Ronny's nicknmae is 'Homem Bomba' - or the Human Bomb.